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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11962, 1980-073A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-09-09 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.718 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A   25260.86127507  .00000086  00000-0  40550-4 0  9990
2 11962  81.2263 356.0476 0035837 188.6775 171.3782 14.11082394316329

Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:40:14.166Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

48.95743°

Altitude

884.208 km

Speed

7.397 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 44m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:54:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

878.757 km

Perigee altitude

826.93 km

Semi-major axis

7,230.981 km

Eccentricity

0.00358

Inclination

81.2263°

RAAN

356.0476°

Arg. of periapsis

188.6775°

True anomaly

171.43949°

Mean anomaly

171.3782°

Eccentric anomaly

171.40887°

Mean motion

3.52978 °/min

Orbital period

101.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00004055

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

SL-3 R/B, 11963

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28986

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28987

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29199

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29200 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29201

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 31406

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 35426

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36307

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36308 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36309

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38836

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38837

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38838 (Decayed)

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METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-09-18 17:40:12.131Z	6.778° NNE	2025-09-18 17:45:12.131Z	88.718° E	34.309°	2025-09-18 17:49:12.131Z	144.068° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-18 19:25:12.131Z	304.061° NW	2025-09-18 19:27:12.131Z	276.307° WNW	20.503°	2025-09-18 19:31:12.131Z	226.504° WSW
10 mins	2025-09-19 06:49:12.131Z	170.482° S	2025-09-19 06:54:12.131Z	74.079° E	40.187°	2025-09-19 06:59:12.131Z	17.429° NNE
5 mins	2025-09-19 08:35:12.131Z	267.101° W	2025-09-19 08:37:12.131Z	292.238° WNW	17.519°	2025-09-19 08:40:12.131Z	327.786° NNW

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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:40:14.166Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast

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